Japan vs Senegal: result 2-2 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg
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What was the result of Japan vs Senegal?
Japan and Senegal drew 2-2 on June 24, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 11′S. ManéSenegal
- 34′T. InuiJapan
- 71′M. WaguéSenegal
- 78′Keisuke HondaJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Senegal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
4-2-3-1- 15Y. Osako
- 7G. Shibasaki
- 8G. Haraguchi
- 10S. Kagawa
- 14T. Inui
- 3G. Shōji
- 19H. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 22M. Yoshida
- 17M. Hasebe
- 1E. Kawashima
Senegal
4-1-4-1- 18I. Sarr
- 10S. Mané
- 19M. Niang
- 17B. Ndiaye
- 5I. Gueye
- 13A. N'Diaye
- 22M. Wagué
- 12Y. Sabaly
- 6Salif Sané
- 3K. Koulibaly
- 16Serigne Khadim N'Diaye
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Senegal have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2018 | Colombia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Paraguay(home) | 4-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Switzerland(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| May 30, 2018 | Ghana(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Ukraine(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2018 | Poland(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 11, 2018 | South Korea(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Croatia(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| May 31, 2018 | Luxembourg(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Senegal score 1.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Senegal | 1.4 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Japan sit 2nd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Senegal sit 3rd (0 points from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | JapanGroup F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | SenegalGroup I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy